A woman told WESH 2 News she was pulled over by a man with a bogus badge. Clermont police said he was dressed as a police officer.

"He was wearing a brown uniform. He just said a whole bunch of stuff at the same time and had a big flashlight over his shoulder," said the victim, who does not wish to be identified by WESH 2 News.

The woman said the man posing as a police officer pulled her over on State Road 50 in Clermont on Sunday night. She pulled into a parking lot behind a restaurant.

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"He came up to my window and asked me a few questions, like, 'What's the hurry?' and, 'Where are you going?'" the woman said.

WESH 2 News asked the woman if she thought it was a routine traffic stop.

"Yes, for when you're speeding," she said.

The man did not give the woman a ticket, WESH 2 News has learned, however, he said the next time he saw her he would "give her a ticket."

"The guy looked really official, there's no denying if he would've pulled me over I would've stopped," the woman said.

Scott Millette, who comes from a police family, said he just happened to be standing in the parking lot with coworkers at the time.

Millette said he ended up calling police because the woman who had been pulled over stayed in the same parking spot for a long time after being stopped and it appeared that something was wrong.

When officers arrived, Millette and the woman were told that no officers in Lake or Orange counties had reported any stops and that they believed it may have been a fake officer.

"Surprising, and scary to know it could be a fake police officer," the woman said.

"Clean-shaven, tight fade, he carried himself well. I would've sworn he was military or a cop the way he approached the car. Gun, flashlights, everything. It was a Crown Vic and it looked legit," Millette said.

"For other women, I just want them to know they should be very careful. I just kind of hope maybe he'll have something else to do and that he won't do it anymore," the woman said.